Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member of the Reform Party for his question. It is a very good question.
I have been in business for over 20 years. I said from the start that government should not be in business. The mandate of government is to manage taxpayers' dollars, and I have not yet seen this government do that.
When there is a bill in front of the House, members do not have to agree with everything in the bill. They can work hard along with their party colleagues to try to make amendments and to change some provisions that would make the bill acceptable. That is what I did.
There are some flaws in the bill. However, being 43 years old, I believe in a life of compromise. That was the way I was brought up. My dad always told me that if someone wants to get a little in life they have to be able to give a little. I strongly believe that.
It is true that there are still some flaws in the bill. However, just because there are a few flaws here and a few flaws there, whether we vote for it or vote against it, the bill is going to pass anyway.
I fought to get the amendment I wanted and I won the amendment. The amendment is good for members of parliament because it keeps the power here in the House of Commons and it is good for Canadians in general.